Our Spiritual Heritage

Have you ever thought about what you are leaving 

as a spiritual heritage to the generations to follow?

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There at the Jordan River,

one man from every tribe of Israel was to retrieve 

a large stone from the momentarily dry river bed

to help build a memorial.

This memorial would stand as a reminder

for the generations of God's miraculous deliverance.

(Exodus 12:14 ~ 13:14 ~ Numbers 16:40)

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You may want to consider reading the book of Joshua as a study,

but I would love to share with you a brief condensed look into Joshua's life.

Joshua is a great example for us to follow.

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* Joshua was a man of action

who enjoyed a close relationship with God.

He trusted and obeyed God.

He immersed himself in the assurances of God,

and lived in day-to-day obedience.

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* Joshua was a man who was in fellowship with his God.

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*  Joshua knew what it was to pray.

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* Joshua's faith in God was evidence on many occasions.

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* In Joshua's "busy" life he saturated his mind

with the Word.

The Lord told Joshua to stay the course

and keep walking in the way he knew to be right.

Joshua would be successful if he would be faithful

to fill his mind and heart with the words of the Lord.

* Joshua was true to God's Word,

as well as his own for the people.

He wanted to leave behind him a people marked by loyalty

to God and to His Word.

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* Joshua, in a prominent position,

was neither self-seeking
 nor self-centered.

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* Joshua accomplished much for the service of God.

He was responsible for a nation

of 2 million people and led an army

of over 600,000.

From the day he ventured into battle

against the Amalek until his moving farewell

address ( recorded in Joshua 24 )

he committed himself wholeheartedly

to the service of God.

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*Joshua, what a testimony of faith in his Great God.
Joshua is an example that we too can follow
in our walk with the Lord.
I would highly recommend reading Joshua chapter 24
in his message for the people-from their leader
in his final statement before his death at the age of 110.
Joshua caused his people to remember what God
had done for them.
It wasn't about himself ~ it was about his Great Miraculous God.
Joshua called his people to serve God,
and Him only.
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What great things has God done in and through you
that you are leaving as a legacy
for the next generations?
Every day as believers we are confronted with many alternatives,
 and we must continually choose to serve God.
We must choose each day whom we will serve.
If we are going to serve God,
then we must serve Him wholeheartedly
in sincerity and Truth.
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We may not use large stones as the tribes of Israel did,
but we can still construct "memorials" as reminders
of God's powerful work in our lives
and our spiritual heritage.
( Joshua 4:24 )
"That all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the Lord,
that it is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever."
Will your spiritual heritage reveal to others
and to the next generations the hand of God
in your walk with Him?
Will they see His mighty works
that testify what He has done for you?
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"For the Lord your God dried up the waters of the Jordan
before you until you had crossed over,
as the Lord your God did to the Red sea,
which He dried up before us until we had crossed over,
that all the peoples of the earth may know 
the hand of the Lord,
that it is MIGHTY,
that you may fear the Lord your God forever."
( Joshua 4:23-24 ) 
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"For the Lord your God"
He is the same God today as he was in the day of Joshua.
He is your God! He is my God!
What are we allowing Him to do in our lives;
and what will be remembered in generations to come?

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Our precious Heavenly Father.
What an example of a faithful man we find in Your Word,
 through the life of Joshua.
Cause us to walk close to Thee,
in obedience to Your Word daily.
May we be committed to serve You wholeheartedly
in what You have called us to do
so the next generations may see
Your mighty works.
Amen

~Be Blessed~
Debbie